Weaving together the threads of life

Traveling the Back Roads of Texas

To track down the wildflowers, heading west from Houston on I-10 is a good place to start. Now there’s not a whole lot to see between Houston and San Antonio unless you get off the freeway and explore those back roads that give you a glimpse of what most of Texas really is.

Much of small town Texas has fewer than 5,000 folks, and some of those towns, especially what used to be the business area, have seen their better days.

No matter how shabby a place appears, there always seems to be a sweet church rising to meet the blue Texas sky.

Here and there are some surprisingly cute places like this one serving a delicious lunch

and having a garden shop and nursery chock full of tempting things.

Bar-B-Que is a favorite food in these small towns and if that’s what you have a hankering for, you’ll be in luck. Don’t worry if you don’t have a pickup, you’re still welcome

and can have a bite of lunch with the good ole boys!

There was a time when all the wide open spaces were cattle ranches,

but these days there’s no telling what kind of four legged critter is being raised.

Yessir, I like exploring these back roads and sometimes Pa and I find us a porch and just sit and rock and take it all in!

Love this and the photo of you two sitting on the porch! Too cute. There’s a possibility my Dear will have a new job in Austin. Right now it’s just a possibility but if it becomes reality I’m going to have to make a shout out to my bloggy friends for advice in re-locating.

Great photos…especially, the one of you and Pa! Loved the face shots of the gentlemen…oh, the stories they could tell.! I thought it interesting the cattle were lying in the blue bonnets instead of on the grass …guess they love the wild flowers, too!